Last month we reported on the problem Mrs Forrest, of Silverstone, Northants, had experienced with the tyres on her Skoda Octavia, which she blamed on the car's tyre-pressure indicator. She felt that the indicator should have alerted her to the pressures being low, which resulted in three tyres - which had then done 20,000 miles - needing replacement for uneven wear.

After a detailed investigation, which involved Skoda UK sending a technical team to Pillings, her local Skoda dealership, to inspect Mrs Forrest's vehicle, it was found that there was no fault with the sensor. I spoke at length with the head of Press at Skoda UK and with Mr Pilling, who runs the dealership.

Having heard both sides of the story I felt that a gesture of goodwill might restore the relationship with Mrs Forrest, but technically the motorist is responsible for checking tyre pressures. Mr Pilling has agreed to offer a full professional valet worth £150, though he does not accept his team made any mistakes.

Mrs Forrest has reluctantly agreed to accept this. Pillings seemed to take Mrs Forrest's concerns seriously and would have offered much more if there had been a technical error on their part. Skoda will be contacting Mrs Forrest and hopefully everyone will be friends!

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